# Uses of Package
java.lang.reflect

Packages that use java.lang.reflect
Package
Description
java.awt
Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
java.beans
Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans architecture.
java.lang
Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.annotation
Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.
java.lang.classfile
Provides classfile parsing, generation, and transformation library.
java.lang.classfile.attribute
Provides interfaces describing classfile attributes for the `java.lang.classfile`PREVIEW library.
java.lang.invoke
The `java.lang.invoke` package provides low-level primitives for interacting with the Java Virtual Machine.
java.lang.module
Classes to support module descriptors and creating configurations of modules by means of resolution and service binding.
java.lang.reflect
Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective information about classes and objects.
java.rmi.server
Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server side of RMI.
javax.management
Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
javax.management.modelmbean
Provides the definition of the ModelMBean classes.
javax.management.openmbean
Provides the open data types and Open MBean descriptor classes.
javax.sql.rowset.serial
Provides utility classes to allow serializable mappings between SQL types and data types in the Java programming language.
javax.swing
Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
jdk.dynalink.linker.support
Contains classes that make it more convenient for language runtimes to implement their own language-specific object models and type conversions by providing basic implementations of some classes as well as various utilities.
jdk.jshell.execution
Provides implementation support for building JShell execution engines.

- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by java.awt
  Class
  Description
  InvocationTargetException
  InvocationTargetException is a checked exception that wraps an exception thrown by an invoked method or constructor.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by java.beans
  Class
  Description
  InvocationHandler
  `InvocationHandler` is the interface implemented by the invocation handler of a proxy instance.
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by java.lang
  Class
  Description
  AccessFlag
  Represents a JVM access or module-related flag on a runtime member, such as a class, field, or method.
  AnnotatedElement
  Represents an annotated construct of the program currently running in this VM.
  AnnotatedType
  `AnnotatedType` represents the potentially annotated use of a type in the program currently running in this VM.
  Constructor
  `Constructor` provides information about, and access to, a single constructor for a class.
  Field
  A `Field` provides information about, and dynamic access to, a single field of a class or an interface.
  GenericDeclaration
  A common interface for all entities that declare type variables.
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.
  RecordComponent
  A `RecordComponent` provides information about, and dynamic access to, a component of a record class.
  Type
  Type is the common superinterface for all types in the Java programming language.
  TypeVariable
  TypeVariable is the common superinterface for type variables of kinds.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by java.lang.annotation
  Class
  Description
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by java.lang.classfilePREVIEW
  Class
  Description
  AccessFlag
  Represents a JVM access or module-related flag on a runtime member, such as a class, field, or method.
  AccessFlag.Location
  A location within a class file where flags can be applied.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by java.lang.classfile.attributePREVIEW
  Class
  Description
  AccessFlag
  Represents a JVM access or module-related flag on a runtime member, such as a class, field, or method.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by java.lang.invoke
  Class
  Description
  Constructor
  `Constructor` provides information about, and access to, a single constructor for a class.
  Field
  A `Field` provides information about, and dynamic access to, a single field of a class or an interface.
  Member
  Member is an interface that reflects identifying information about a single member (a field or a method) or a constructor.
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by java.lang.module
  Class
  Description
  AccessFlag
  Represents a JVM access or module-related flag on a runtime member, such as a class, field, or method.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by java.lang.reflect
  Class
  Description
  AccessFlag
  Represents a JVM access or module-related flag on a runtime member, such as a class, field, or method.
  AccessFlag.Location
  A location within a class file where flags can be applied.
  AccessibleObject
  The `AccessibleObject` class is the base class for `Field`, `Method`, and `Constructor` objects (known as reflected objects).
  AnnotatedElement
  Represents an annotated construct of the program currently running in this VM.
  AnnotatedType
  `AnnotatedType` represents the potentially annotated use of a type in the program currently running in this VM.
  ClassFileFormatVersion
  Class file format versions of the Java virtual machine.
  Constructor
  `Constructor` provides information about, and access to, a single constructor for a class.
  Executable
  A shared superclass for the common functionality of `Method` and `Constructor`.
  GenericDeclaration
  A common interface for all entities that declare type variables.
  InvocationHandler
  `InvocationHandler` is the interface implemented by the invocation handler of a proxy instance.
  InvocationTargetException
  InvocationTargetException is a checked exception that wraps an exception thrown by an invoked method or constructor.
  Member
  Member is an interface that reflects identifying information about a single member (a field or a method) or a constructor.
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.
  Parameter
  Information about method parameters.
  Type
  Type is the common superinterface for all types in the Java programming language.
  TypeVariable
  TypeVariable is the common superinterface for type variables of kinds.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by java.rmi.server
  Class
  Description
  InvocationHandler
  `InvocationHandler` is the interface implemented by the invocation handler of a proxy instance.
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by javax.management
  Class
  Description
  Constructor
  `Constructor` provides information about, and access to, a single constructor for a class.
  InvocationHandler
  `InvocationHandler` is the interface implemented by the invocation handler of a proxy instance.
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by javax.management.modelmbean
  Class
  Description
  Constructor
  `Constructor` provides information about, and access to, a single constructor for a class.
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by javax.management.openmbean
  Class
  Description
  InvocationHandler
  `InvocationHandler` is the interface implemented by the invocation handler of a proxy instance.
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by javax.sql.rowset.serial
  Class
  Description
  Field
  A `Field` provides information about, and dynamic access to, a single field of a class or an interface.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by javax.swing
  Class
  Description
  InvocationTargetException
  InvocationTargetException is a checked exception that wraps an exception thrown by an invoked method or constructor.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by jdk.dynalink.linker.support
  Class
  Description
  Constructor
  `Constructor` provides information about, and access to, a single constructor for a class.
  Field
  A `Field` provides information about, and dynamic access to, a single field of a class or an interface.
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.
- Classes in java.lang.reflect used by jdk.jshell.execution
  Class
  Description
  Method
  A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.